Mayel - ghost account
As a #nomad, I was glad when the EU "put an end to #roaming charges", so I could reduce the number of SIM cards I was constantly having to swap.
Things didn't quite turn out that way of course. One of my providers simply turned off EU roaming entirely. The other added "fair use" terms that disallow "using our services within the EU for prolonged periods which donβt follow reasonable consumer holiday and travel patterns and behaviour".
Damn you, consumer (but you must fit the pattern) society!
iona π
@mayel I didn't think they were allowed to turn off roaming altogether! Even my cheapo no-contract phone works for no extra cost in the EU.
We have annoying areas in the UK that don't come under roaming - the Isle of Man and Channel Islands have usurious fees for using their networks, because they aren't "in" the EU. If you're on the coast or a ferry, you can sometimes get stung by inadvertently connecting to eg Manx Telecom.
iona π
@mayel The "prolonged periods which don't follow reasonable consumer holiday and travel patterns" wording is exactly what my network, Giffgaff, use. It must be some kind of standard wording.
I don't travel out of the UK a lot, but it'd be useful if they gave a clearer definition of what constitutes non-standard usage.
Mayel - ghost account
@iona I was quoting Giffgaff. I like to use them when in the UK, and was hoping I could just use that EU-wide. Their definition is more than 60 days in a 4 month period.
iona π
@mayel Makes sense, otherwise prices would go up for those of us who live in the UK to subsidise the roaming costs of those using it overseas non-stop.
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